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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Statement from CWG IANA Stewardship Transition meeting in Istanbul
by Greg Shatan March 30, 2015

March 30, 2015

All, Here's a link to the Chairs' statement regarding the Face-to-Face meeting of the CWG on IANA Stewardship in Istanbul last week. In addition to the Chair's statement, I'd like to add the following observations: It was a very productive meeting, on several fronts. First, the operational and day-to-day oversight aspects of the post-transition set-up received significant attention. These aspects are primarily being worked on in small "Design Teams," which are intended to work quickly on relatively small aspects of the overall plan and to bring their work back to the full CWG for review and comment. Several of the Design Teams reported on their progress and brought draft deliverables back to the CWG during the meeting. Second, we received excellent legal advice from Sidley & Austin, which was sorely needed to sort through the different overall models being proposed. Without independent legal advice, we had reached a "logjam" situation on sorting through the various models. As a result of our discussions with the benefit of legal advice, the CWG eliminated the two Trust-based proposals, and put the "Contract Co." proposal off to the side, in order to focus on two "internal" models, including one in which IANA would be in a subsidiary (or controlled affiliate) of ICANN. (This could also leave the door open to this subsidiary/affiliate being controlled by a group including the IETF and the RIRs.) An internal model depends to a much greater extent on robust accountability mechanisms than an external model would. In an internal model, there is no external contracting party that can use contractual rights and powers to enforce multistakeholder demands. Therefore, the linkage between the CWG-Stewardship and the CCWG-Accountability is much more important. Fortunately, the two working groups have become increasingly synchronized and collaborative, increasing the CWG's comfort level in examining (and potentially recommending) an "internal" model. Given the good, hard work done in Istanbul (and on the road to Istanbul), I am cautiously optimistic that the CWG will meet its revised deadline of April 20 to release a revised RFP Response for public comment. I will keep you all posted as we move forward. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask! Best regards, Greg CSG Representative to CWG on IANA Stewardship Transition ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lise Fuhr <lise.fuhr(a)difo.dk> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:54 AM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Statement from CWG IANA Stewardship Transition meeting in Istanbul To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org Dear All, Please see the following link for the CWG chairs’ statement and summary after the meeting in Istanbul. Thank you for a very good and productive meeting. https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-03-29-en Best regards, Jonathan & Lise _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [CWG-Stewardship] Istanbul Meeting Update
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All, In order to keep you up to date on the CWG-IANA, and to "set the stage" for those of you who will be participating in or observing remotely all or part of the CWG-IANA F2F meeting, I am forwarding you the Chairs' email to the group regarding preparation, schedule and expectations for the meeting. Greg Shatan CSG Representative to CWG-IANA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jonathan Robinson <jrobinson(a)afilias.info> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:00 AM Subject: [CWG-Stewardship] Istanbul Meeting Update To: cwg-stewardship(a)icann.org Cc: jonathan.robinson(a)ipracon.com All, The Co-chairs have prepared an update for this group ahead of the CWG meetings in Istanbul. These are clearly critical meetings as we push hard towards producing a proposal. Please see below for details and guidance. We very much look forward to working with you to achieve a highly productive session! Jonathan & Lise -- *The Reading List * You should by now have received an email regarding a Reading List from Grace. We will assume you have read the material and so your ability to contribute effectively will depend on familiarity with the material. *The Draft Proposal * The production of a proposal, which effectively responds to the ICG, is clearly the overarching objective and necessary achievement of this group. As co-chairs, we believe the proposal from this CWG also needs to be: 1. Concise – A readily readable and understandable core proposal 2. Comprehensive – Containing all necessary detail but not necessarily in the core 3. Comparable – Enabling ready cross-reference and co-ordination with the other proposals to the ICG *The Design Teams* The DTs provide essential input for key areas of the Draft Proposal. We will spend a significant part of Day 1 – Thursday 26 March - dealing with material from the DTs. Please see below for an outline agenda and note carefully the following - Each DT is allocated 45min by default, but we will work faster through some and slower through others - Staff will work with DT leads to have *focused* presentation including highlights of outcomes (not details) and any outstanding issues / questions for the group. Staff will pull this into a slide deck for the group. - The Chair’s expectation is that all the submitted DT work is read *prior* to the meeting, so details would will not be necessary. See Reading List above. - Key points of focus for the meeting include: - Appropriate level of detail in order to stay productive; - Content that is "model neutral" wherever possible *Useful Links* - Agenda Wiki Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52890325 - In-Person Attendees Page: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/In-Person+Attendees - Reading List Page: https://community.icann.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=52894123 *Proposed Agenda for DAY1* Thursday March 26 – CWG Day 1 – Design Teams (Conclude where possible) · 07:00 – 08:30 Breakfast in Globe Restaurant · 09:00 – 09:15 Welcome & Rules of Engagement (Jonathan, Lise) · 09:15 -- 10:00 CCWG-Accountability Update (Leon, Thomas, Avri) · 10:00 -- 10:45 DT-A Service Level Expectations (Paul) · 10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break · 11:00 – 11:45 DT-C CSC (Donna; Staffan) · 11:45 -- 12:30 DT-M (Chuck) · 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch in Globe (private section reserved) · 13:30 -- 14:15 DT-D (Cheryl) · 14:15 -- 15:00 DT-L (James, Matt) · 15:00 – 15:45 DT-E (Berry) · 15:45 – 16:00 Coffee break · 16:00 – 17:00 Assessment of DTs overall (DT-B; DT-N; DT-F; DT-O) · 17:00 -- 18:30 Post-transition structural considerations (led by Sidley) · Evening session if necessary _______________________________________________ CWG-Stewardship mailing list CWG-Stewardship(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/cwg-stewardship

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Bi-weekly update on IANA Stewardship Transition/ICANN Accountability Discussions
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All: Here is the "official" ICANN update on the progress on IANA Stewardship and Accountability WGs and process. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be heading to Istanbul tonight for the IANA F2F starting Wednesday evening. Greg Shatan CSG Representative to CWG-IANA ICANN has a bi-weekly update on the IANA Stewardship Transition/Accountability discussions that goes out to the wider community to build awareness and to help inform the discussions on the transition and the accountability process, in particular for those who may not be following all the activities and working groups directly. Please find this link <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-2-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions> is the second installment of this bi-weekly update. Please feel free to share this with your respective communities. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-discussion-2015-03-1… https://www.icann.org/news/blog/vol-2-update-on-iana-stewardship-discussions David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:10 34349 Fulya, Besiktas, Istanbul Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Direct Line: +90.212.999.6212 Mobile: + 1. 202.341.3611 Mobile: +90.533.341.6550 Email: david.olive(a)icann.org www.icann.org _______________________________________________ soac-infoalert mailing list soac-infoalert(a)icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/soac-infoalert -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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Fwd: [Soac-infoalert] Seeing the Big Picture: A Reflection One Year into the IANA Stewardship Transition - ICANN
by Greg Shatan March 24, 2015

March 24, 2015

All: Here is a blog post from Theresa Swinehart on the IANA Transition and Accountability processes. The Accountability WG is wrapping up its F2F as I write this, and I am leaving for Istanbul tonight for the IANA Transition F2F beginning Wednesday evening. Greg https://www.icann.org/news/blog/seeing-the-big-picture-a-reflection-one-yea… Last Saturday, March 14th, marked the one-year anniversary of the NTIA's announcement of its intent to transfer its stewardship of the IANA functions to the Internet's global multistakeholder community. In the year since, the work and dedication shown by the stakeholders all over the world to develop a transition proposal has been impressive. Yet, I get questions all of the time asking, "What is going on now? Where's the proposal?" Like many of you, I'm following these processes everyday – whether it's responding to emails, participating in calls or meeting around the world to raise awareness and discuss both the transition and work to enhance ICANN's accountability with stakeholders, and to support the community's engagement. Of course, not everyone is so deeply involved, and the work of the multistakeholder groups can be sometimes be complicated; its progress not always tangible. But what has occurred since the March announcement is remarkable and is a demonstration of the community working together to achieve this historical milestone. So what has occurred – it's worth taking a step back to highlight what *has* been accomplished: The community has developed and is deep into two parallel processes: - *The IANA Stewardship Transition*, focused on delivering a proposal to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions to the multistakeholder community; and - *Enhancing ICANN Accountability*, focused on ensuring that ICANN remains accountable absent its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government. To drive these processes, the community created multilayered, transparent, and diverse working groups to foster discussion and, within those groups, develop working methods and systems for determining consensus. Representatives from more than 50 countries and the global business community are working together to contribute to the discussion. With some help from our friends in the working groups, SO/AC leadership and internal staff support for the transition we have calculated that as of March 14th 2015: *Calls and Meetings:* The working groups have held over * 115 group calls* and *6 face-to-face meetings*. The time in these calls and meetings totals* over 245 hours*, and that does *not* include the countless hours of drafting, prep calls, document finalization, public comment assessment and information sharing. *Mailing List Exchanges:* The working groups have exchanged over *12,446 emails* through the more than 30 publicly archived community mailing lists dedicated to discussions of the transition and accountability processes. *Global Discussions:* ICANN's Global Stakeholder Engagement team and ICANN leadership have participated in an estimated *219 events around the world,* building awareness among diverse stakeholders and discussing the intricacies of the transition. Its important to note that this number does not count attendance for webinars, multiple sessions conducted at one event, nor events that ICANN staff was unable to attend. It's apparent there is no shortage of effort dedicated to this significant undertaking. So let me again thank everyone involved in these processes, including those supporting them within ICANN and in the broader Internet community. *We could not do it without you!* As NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling recently said, "I think the IANA transition, by being the most direct and concrete demonstration of the multistakeholder model at work on a difficult issue that engages everybody in the community, whether they come from the United States or any other part of the world, whether they come from business or civil society or from the technical community, is the absolute best demonstration we can make that this is a powerful process, that it delivers outcomes, and that it is a model that we all should aspire to and protect." Yes, our community is in a fishbowl – all eyes are on us, watching to see if the multistakeholder model works. NTIA is confident, I am confident and you should be confident too that, together, we will meet this test. We will achieve our historical goal. -TS -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan(a)lawabel.com <gsshatan(a)lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com <gregshatanipc(a)gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*

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